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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I keep hearing this but what is it? Is it a way the body regulates ph? Is it some sorta chemical reaction that happens internally that gets rejected by the body? Is it just mucus wherein the body just makes too much?

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

No they mean the pH of the actual secretions. Some vaginal secretions are more acidic than others and the pH of those secretions changes throughout the month and can be changed by the microbiome of the vagina.

https://www.healthline.com/health/womens-health/vaginal-ph-balance